Power reverse gear



Oct. 8, 1935,

S.MROTH POWER REVERSE GEAR 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Aug.ll7, 1932 'lill 39 and 49 Afor a purpose about to be described.

The rotary valve shaft 25 has a passage 4I therein, communicating with passages 99 4and 49 and the atmosphere.

Fluid under pressure is introduced .into the chamber 29 by means of pipe 22 and is controlled by the valve 24. To make a forward movement of the reverse gear'the reverse lever 29 in Fig. 1 is moved to the right (or forward) thereby permitting thepassage 99 inthe rotary valve to register with passage 92 the valve seat= and permitting fluid under pressure to admit ity self to the cylinder portion 2, by way of the pas- Y sage or pipe 29, and therein to exert uid pressure upon the piston 4. This in turn causes the rack l bar 6 to move to the right, thereby rotating bevelv Y gear I0 in a clockwise direction and this'in turn* rotating the pinion gear in a clockwise direction (when viewed from the rightvin Fig. 1) to rotate the shaft I2. Integral with the shaft \I2,there* is .provided a screw shaft orV reversing rod 50,.v

which is horizontally mounted a'.nd".1ourna.led at I3 and lI9'. In the operationjust referredfto, the screw shaft will also rotate clockwise.

Mounted upon the `s hai't Jtill. is'a block V5I, provided with complemental screw threads, which block at its upper portion is attached to a reach rod 52 which in turn is secured toY thelocomotive valve gear tovbe `operated (but not shownherein) The block 5I is very similar .to a cross-head and to guide it properly, it -isfheld 4slidingly betvveeuri:`

the, bottom track 5,3 yand the spaced horizontal guides 54, ,54. A` cross-head guide Asupport fis mounted uponandy attached to the cylinder.

This, clockwise. rotation ofthe shaft 59j therefore cause the block 5I to move to the right, thereby moving the reach riod 52 to the right, for the forward movement of the valve gear. A

It is to be'noted that the reverse lever'29 'is provided with two latches 90. and 9| ,'y actuated by a common handle` 62 pivoted tothe lever29,

Latch 99 isl actuated by means offlink 99 and is normallyV urged downwardlyby spring 94 so that the latch engages a notch 95 iforrriedinrthel monv handle52, Vvlatch 9U will 'be `tliefflrst to" be f 'raised `free ofgthencten lss4V and latch vs l be .s omewhatdelayed in itsvupwardmovement until the lower edge .of the.elorigatedfslot.engagesl pin 99 whereuponlatch 9| .will ,be raised free of the .gearfteeth, infa mannentobe described.' `lliatch 9,0),...when` raised free ofthe notch 1 95, frlctio'nally engages a smooth segment 19 formed on the-l upper surface 'ofthe valve casing for a substan- .tial angular extent.

erefoi'e,I when the. reverse lever 29 ismoved fforward, both latches; so .and si have' been re-` leased and latch 99 rides with a frictional contact on thesegment 1,0.

Provision iis made for"autouratie.allyV f the lrotary valve to theneutralpositionwhen the valve` gear has moved the required extent. -To this end, the shaft 80, Vaxially' I2 andy journal'ed in bearings lI4,'is to the `shaw sz lay-joint si. and themuversai Joint n.

The screw shaft 95, mounted-in the,=en8inQ-cab, c I n c c we when 'fwd uw form s am u is `rotated :by shaftl 92 kand the intervening Iuni- Y versal joint 94.

` Assuming that the reverse moved forward, as explained, and that the latch the: opposite direction 'and the 'rotaryV valve funcgearv 99 which in'turnl engages the bevel teeth 91 of a combinedbevel and straight gear 99. The straight gear teethv99 `'are formed on the outer periphery of the gear 99. Gear 99 is mounted uDOn the shaft 25 but is not fixed thereto, having merely a frictional bearing thereon.

The position of. cut-oil, indicated in percentage, is indicated by the` screw block and an index nger contacting with a scale 9i, the screw block 90j being threaded'on the shaft 95,'the threads of 'which are proportionate to the threadsfon the shaft 59. Thus it will be seen that a movement fof the gear is proportionately indicated by the screw block indicator 90. Y

lever n has been 60 has madefrictional contact with the segment 19 and the desired cut-olf has beenvduly indi- '-v cated tothe engineman, the engineman releases his grip upon handle 92, latch ilrwill be urged into engagementwith `gear 'teeth'99,1 thereby forming Van operable connection` between the drivengear 99 and ther reverse lever 29.` Conse-Yr quently, gear 99, which is rotating counter-clockwise (Fig. 1) will serveto return 4the reverse lever to its'neutralpositionvand since this lever is keyed to theY rotary 'valve shaft, 'the rotary valve will be automatically *returned 'to neutral. `pomtion; l

this position the exhaust uidlfrom chamber 2 willpass through'pa'ssage 29,v passage 92, pas-V sage *99 andpassage 4 I -'"to` the. atmosphere.

The operationof the reverse gear for backward motionis exactly `the same as for forward motion except thatthereverse lever 29 is moved in tions so as'to cause the :space 9 and piston 9 to bef'usedfpiston`5--movin'g to-the left (Fig.11). l`very often, the'valve 'gear mustbe moved but a verylittle amount'beyond an initial setting` of the gear. To accomplish this fractional movement or increment, the'reverse lever "and, valve need bemovedbut a-sli'ght amount-so thatzpassage 39 fwillregister with constricted passagelll. Since the fluid can not pass intothe cylinder; under full pressurefbut is vheld-back bythis co'nstrictedl'passagethe piston V4 Awill 'be movedv but a slight amount but enough to accomplish. whatis known as precision movementll In this'manjner; the engineman has absolute control 4of vthem valve gear, forllall' movements `from `fractional amountsfupl'tof the full amount.v '-Byproviding aconstricted" passagev for-fa'portion "of the fluid passage, precision adjustment is possible.'

/It isconceivable thatv atfsome time,"there might V55 Ibeacomplete failure "ofiiuidpressure for actuating'thereverse mechanism, due to r'nany causes. Ylnfsuch a oase, absolutecontrol is maintained `over the valve gear. yThe engineman can ,then resort to .manual operation: .accomplismns 0.0 this by'jmovingjthe reverse lever forward, permimng the mentito engage teeth-n amiti'aenl manuallyfretracting `the leverf 29.` 'He doesfthis I a sumci'ent'number of times until the indicator 9lisho'ws thatthe properA cut-off has Vbeen ob- 9 5 tained., YSuch operation is of course slower thanl Q the liidpressureV operation, but itis certain Vand meets in every detail, the rigid requirementsfor auxiliary manualcon'trol demanded by` modern railway commissions and Vgovernmental agencies. 'l0 Y The manual 'operationin backward motion'is exactlyL the same'as vin forward motion, except ythat the reverse lever is moved in the Vopposite directionfroxn that `Just described.

The screwsmrt bem-sl pinion I 45 reverse lever secured' to Ya shaft to rwhich said means for preventing creeping of the valve mechanism'due to any movement of the reach rodi! afterl 'the correct cut-oi! has been obtained.

Creeping, caused by ordinary wear of the parts or faulty design is obviated by the construction described. n

:to the position desired.v f

Therefore,y barring a complete failure of fluid pressure necessary to propel the engine, there, a are, as disclosed herein, three ways of compelling the engine to function and this is highly desir- `vable in the eillcient and economical operation of locomotives', to say nothing of tant safety factor. n

I claim: l. In a power reverse gear mechanism having the highly impora fluid'pressure motor and valvular mechanism for controlling the motive fluid to and from the motonthe combination of a manually operated reverse lever having means for actuating said Y -Y valvular mechanism to admit fluid under pressure' to said .motor to Vmove the same, transmission means actuated by said motor, agear driven by saidtransmission means,y a manuallyI controlled latch member carried by said reverse lever and engageable with said gear in one position whereby said reverse lever forms a common connector between said gear and said valvular mechanism,

and disengageable from said gear forrmanual actuation of the lvalve mechanism. said 'driven gear returning said valvularmechanism toneutral po sition when first engaged by said latch member upon completion o f thefdesired movement of said s motor. Y f

2. In a power reverse gear mechanism having a fluid pressure motor and valvular mechanism f for controlling the motive liliud to and from the motor, the combination. of a manually operated valvular mechanism is secured whereby saidfval- Avular mechanism may be actuated to' admit fluid under pressure to said motor to move the same,

transmission means actuated by said motor, a

gear driven by'said transmission means, a manually controlled latch member carried by said re- Y n verse lever and engageable with said gear in one mon connector between said gear andsaid valmechanism,.and disengageable-from said gear for manual actuation of the valve mechanism, said drivengear returning said valvular mechanism to neutral position when first engaged by said llatch member'upon vcompletion of the desired movement of said motor. l

3. In a power reverse gear mechanism having a fluid pressure motor and valvular mechanism 1u for controlling the motive uid to and from the motor. the combination of'a manuallyoperated reverse lever secured to a shaft to which said valvular mechanism is secured whereby Jsaid valvular mechanism may be actuated to admit iluid`15 under pressure to said motor to move-.the same, transmission means actuated by saldmotor, a gearldriven by said transmission means,.a manu-i ally controlled latch member carriedfby said re' verse lever and engageable with said gearin `one 2'0 position whereby said reverse lever forms a com- 'Vnlon'connector between said gear and saidk val# vular mechanism, and disengageable from said i,

gear for manualactuation of the 'valve mechanism, means carried by said reverse lever vfor 5M;` locking said valvularmechanism in neutral po- Y sition,'sald driven'gear returning said valvular mechanismto neutralposition' when first ensued Y by said latchwmember upon completion ofthe desiredmovementof said motor;

v 4. In apower reverse gear mechanismhaving sqa Viiuid pressure motor and valvular mechanism forcontrolling the motive fluid to and from` the lmotor, the combination of amanually operated'` reverse lever secured'toa shaft towhich `said 35 f valvular mechanism is securedwhereby said valvular mechanism ymay' -be'actuated to admit fluid y under pressure to said motorto. move the same, Y

transmission means actuated-by said motor, a s a gear frictionally secured to said shaft and driven o by said transmission means, a' manually controlled latch member carried by said reverse lever andl engageablewith said gear` in one position whereby said reverse lever forms a common Acon"y nector between said gear and said valvular niech-r an-ism; and disengageable ffromk said 'gear yfor manual actuation of the valve mechanismysaid driven gear'returning said valvular mechanism to neutral position when first engagedby said latch lmember uponr completion ofthe desired 50 movement of said motor. g

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position whereby said reverse lever forms a com- 

